SECTION 730.1305. Furnishing Medical Information

If an appellant or his representative requests medical evidence, PRS gives the appellant or his representative a copy of all medical evidence in the files. This includes medical reports, the social summaries, the medical review team's or the disability determination unit's findings, decisions, and reassessments, subject to the following conditions. The request may be oral in food stamp cases, but must be in writing in all other cases. If an appellant requests medical records, the information is provided to the hearing officer by the medical review team or the disability determination unit and is shared with the appellant or his representative before the hearing. If, during the hearing, the appellant or his representative requests in writing medical information, the hearing officer recesses the hearing and gives the information to the appellant or his representative. The release of medical information is subject to the provisions of §730.1304 of this title (relating to Confidential Material).

Source Note: The provisions of this §730.1305 adopted to be effective April 3, 1987, 12 TexReg 954; duplicated effective September 1, 1992, as published in the Texas Register September 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 6279.